Michael B. Jordan Joins 'Black Panther' Cast

There's no question that the Black Panther character was one of the highlights in Captain America: Civil War. From what we saw in Chadwick Boseman's performance, there's so much to explore with his character and that's where Ryan Coogler shines. Seeing what he did with Fruitvale Station and Creed, I can assure you that we're going to get the same, rich story and character development in the upcoming Marvel film.

Now, if fans weren't already excited, news broke today that Michael B. Jordan has joined the highly anticipated Marvel film. I mean, check out these names: Chadwick Boseman, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o and Michael B. Jordan. This is the cast for Black Panther, and holy crap it's fantastic. Just a couple of days ago we got word that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o was in talks to play Boseman's love interest in the film, adding more star power to the Coogler directed film. Now, adding Creed star Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther will have some amazing performances.

This will be the third film in which Coogler and Jordan will work on together (Fruitvale Station, Creed). There's no word yet on who Jordan's character will be, but a source told the Hollywood Reporter that he could be a villain. Jordan is already familiar with the superhero genre, having starred in the albeit disappointing Fantastic Four reboot, as the Human Torch.

Black Panther is slated for release on February 2, 2018.